Rule 8.3- Cambrian Mining PLC

 

TIDMCBM 
 
RNS Number : 3557V 
D E Shaw & Co LP 
08 July 2009 
 
                                                                        FORM 8.3 
 
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
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| Name of person dealing (Note 1)      | D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | 
+--------------------------------------+------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in                     | Cambrian Mining Plc    | 
+--------------------------------------+------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security to which  | 20p Ordinary           | 
| the dealings being disclosed         |                        | 
| relate (Note 2)                      |                        | 
+--------------------------------------+------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing                      | July 7, 2009           | 
+--------------------------------------+------------------------+ 
 
2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
|                          | Long      |        | Short     |        | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
|                          | Number    | (%)    | Number    | (%)    | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities  |           |        |           |        | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other   | 36,792    | 0.03%  | 1,206,378 | 1.02%  | 
| than options)            |           |        |           |        | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
| (3) Options and          |           |        |           |        | 
| agreements to            |           |        |           |        | 
| purchase/sell            |           |        |           |        | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
| Total                    | 36,792    | 0.03%  | 1,206,378 | 1.02%  | 
+--------------------------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+ 
 
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
| Class of relevant        | Long       |        | Short   |        | 
| security:                |            |        |         |        | 
| Convertible Loan Notes   |            |        |         |        | 
| due 2009                 |            |        |         |        | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
|                          | Number     | (%)    | Number  | (%)    | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities  |            |        |         |        | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other   | 8,000,000  | 29.63% |         |        | 
| than options)            |            |        |         |        | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
| (3) Options and          |            |        |         |        | 
| agreements to            |            |        |         |        | 
| purchase/sell            |            |        |         |        | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
| Total                    | 8,000,000  | 29.63% |         |        | 
+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------+--------+ 
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
+------------------------+----------------------------------+ 
|  Class of relevant     | Details                          | 
| security:              |                                  | 
+------------------------+----------------------------------+ 
|                        |                                  | 
+------------------------+----------------------------------+ 
 
3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale       | Number of         | Price per unit   | 
|                     | securities        | (Note 5)         | 
+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+ 
|                     |                   |                  | 
+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+ 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
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(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
| Product    | Writing,    | Number        | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option        | 
| name,e.g.  | selling,    | of            | price    | e.g.      | date   | money         | 
| call       | purchasing, | securities    |          | American, |        | paid/received | 
| option     | varying     | to which      |          | European  |        | per           | 
|            | etc.        | the option    |          | etc.      |        | unit (Note 5) | 
|            |             | relates (Note |          |           |        |               | 
|            |             | 7)            |          |           |        |               | 
+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|            |             |               |          |           |        |               | 
+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Product      | Number of        | Exercise price per unit | 
| name, e.g.   | securities       | (Note 5)                | 
| call option  |                  |                         | 
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+ 
|              |                  |                         | 
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+------------------------+---------------+------------------+ 
| Nature of transaction  | Details       | Price per unit   | 
| (Note 8)               |               | (if              | 
|                        |               | applicable)(Note | 
|                        |               | 5)               | 
+------------------------+---------------+------------------+ 
|                        |               |                  | 
+------------------------+---------------+------------------+ 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person 
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant 
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting 
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any 
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be 
stated. 
 
None.............................................................................. 
 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) 
           NO 
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| Date of disclosure                 | July 8, 2009         | 
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| Contact name                       | Stephen Back         | 
|                                    | (Compliance          | 
|                                    | Department)          | 
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| Telephone number                   | [phone]      | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of        | N/A                  | 
| offeree/offeror with which         |                      | 
| connected                          |                      | 
+------------------------------------+----------------------+ 
| If a connected EFM, state nature   | N/A                  | 
| of connection (Note 10)            |                      | 
+------------------------------------+----------------------+ 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panels website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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